Civilizing missions in colonial and postcolonial South Asia [electronic resource] : from improvement to development / edited by Carey A. Watt and Michael Mann.

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Publication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, c2011.Description: vi, 337 p. : ill., portsISBN:

9781843318644 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1843318644 (hardback)
9780857288301 (e-book)

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954.03 22

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DS463 .C553 2011eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. The Raj's reforms and improvements : aspects of the British civilizing mission -- pt. 2. Colonialism, Indians and nongovernmental associations : the ambiguity and complexity of 'improvement' -- pt. 3. Indian 'self-civilizing' efforts c. 1900-1930 -- pt. 4. Transcending 1947 : colonial and postcolonial continuities.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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